DOCUMENTALES EN INGLÉS

Lorenzo Quinn – Hands Are Meant to Create

A poetic short film about the sculptor Lorenzo Quinn, exploring his reflections on art, creation, and the symbolic power of hands as tools of peace, union, and transformation.

JAUME PLENSA , art means creating beauty

Interview with Martin Maisler – Ludovica, A Love at the Edge of the World

An intimate conversation with the author of Ludovica, a novel that explores addiction, freedom, and the search for meaning through a poetic and philosophical lens.

Kin Manresa – Photography as a Weapon of Truth

From the police raids during Spain’s transition to democracy to the wars and social struggles around the globe, Kin Manresa uses his camera to expose injustice and human resilience.

Julio Vaquero – Light, Space, and the Painted Image

Julio Vaquero builds and paints symbolic environments that merge classical technique with a deep investigation into space, culture, and the tension between illusion and reality.

Josep Maria Civit – The Silent Passion of a Collector

Designer and communicator Josep Maria Civit unveils his private world as a contemporary art collector—a journey nurtured over four decades, driven by intuition, silence, and dedication.

Xavier Corberó – Between Form and Silence

A poetic tribute to Xavier Corberó, one of Spain’s most enigmatic sculptors. From Barcelona to New York, his monumental works and artistic residences reveal a vision where architecture, sculpture, and mysticism converge in timeless dialogue.

Jeff Noble – Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

In this essential talk, educator Jeff Noble explains the neurological and behavioral characteristics of people with FASD, offering a compassionate and scientifically grounded approach to the lifelong impact of prenatal alcohol exposure.

Josep M. Subirachs – Symbol and Form

A journey through the life and work of Josep M. Subirachs, the Catalan sculptor renowned for the Passion façade of the Sagrada Familia. His mastery of materials and deeply symbolic language made him one of the most distinctive voices in 20th-century Spanish art.

Subirachs – Materials and Techniques

For Subirachs, form and matter were inseparable. This short explores his artistic philosophy: choosing durable materials that could withstand time, embodying his belief that a true artwork should age like a ruin, never like debris.

Subirachs – Sculpture in Public Space

A panoramic view of Subirachs’ public works around the world, from Barcelona to Jerusalem. Monumental, symbolic, and deeply rooted in history, his sculptures bridge classical ideals with modern expression in the urban landscape.

Subirachs – The Graphic Work

Josep M. Subirachs (1927–2014) created a prolific body of graphic work, with over 500 cataloged pieces. Deeply interested in engraving and lithography, he embraced printmaking for its technical richness and its power to democratize art by making his visual language more accessible to a broader audience.

ISubirachs – Bronze Sculpture and the Lost-Wax Process

For Subirachs, artistic creation involved both projection and realization—matter and idea. This film explores his preference for long-lasting materials like bronze and reveals the ancient lost-wax casting technique behind many of his sculptural works.

Subirachs – When the Sculptor Paints

Though sculpture was his lifelong passion, Subirachs expressed his symbolic language through various mediums. This short reveals how his painting shares the same conceptual alphabet as his sculpture, engraving, and drawing.

Subirachs – Expressionist Stage

In the early 1950s, Subirachs broke from Mediterranean classicism to forge a more personal style. His work from this period features angular forms, fragmented bodies, and raw textures. This formal expressionism, both structured and emotive, became the foundation for the organic evolution of his sculptural language.

Subirachs – Abstraction

In the late 1950s, Subirachs distanced himself from figurative and expressionist influences, embracing a bold abstract language. Through materials like iron, wood, stone, bronze, and fiber cement, he explored texture, rhythm, and spatial mastery. This radical shift marked a rupture with traditional statuary and established him as a pioneer of iconoclastic modern sculpture.

Subirachs – The Metaphysical Stage

Subirachs’ metaphysical phase deepens his symbolic universe and technical mastery. His monumental works reflect a timeless dialogue between form, meaning, and space. Espai Subirachs in Poblenou, Barcelona, preserves this powerful artistic legacy.

Artists and the Secret Act of Creation

A reel of short interviews with Catalan artists conducted by Martin Maisler. Their reflections on life and art reveal the silent and mysterious dimension behind the creative process.

Josep Puigmartí – Dreams Beyond Convention

Self-taught painter and sculptor Josep Puigmartí developed his visionary style beyond trends or schools. His dreamlike surrealism blends automatism and poetic freedom, shaped by decades of travel and exhibitions around the world.

Subirachs – THE PASSION FAÇADE OF THE SAGRADA FAMILIA

A poetic recap of Subirachs’ public and monumental work. Through form, texture, and symbolic complexity, he built a personal iconographic world that continues to resonate from the Sagrada Familia to museums around the globe.

Subirachs – The New Figuration

Following his abstract period, Subirachs returned to figuration, but one infused with symbolism and architectural ambition. He combined painting, literature, and materials in sculptures that transcended traditional boundaries.

Subirachs – The Art of Drawing

For Subirachs, drawing was both the seed and the essence of visual creation. While many of his drawings were studies for sculptures, others stood alone as complete works. He believed drawing revealed the artist’s truth—pure, unforgiving, and foundational.

Espai Subirachs – A Legacy Preserved

Located in the Poblenou district of Barcelona, Espai Subirachs offers a permanent exhibition of the artist’s multifaceted legacy. From the Sagrada Familia to intimate sketches, it traces the symbolic and technical mastery of one of Spain’s most iconic sculptors.

Subirachs – A Sculptor’s Vision

This short film offers a panoramic view of the life and work of Josep M. Subirachs, whose monumental art—most famously the Passion Façade of the Sagrada Familia—blends symbolism, technique, and architecture. His legacy remains one of Spain’s most distinctive artistic contributions of the 20th century.